Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, February 27, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Allowance Optional Claiming

turf, firmFive FurlongsPurse $36,5007 ranPost 2026-02-27 21:41:00Final time 56.47Pool $13,236

Good for all except 7

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14High Front
speed,clr1/4,hld sway
Stewart Elliott11111—2.80105A
E1 129 · LP 109
22Stayed in for Half
prssd ins,willingly
Iram Diego3332226.7098A
E1 129 · LP 103
39Bad Beat Brian
finishd well,need more
Jose Alvarez666432½3.90103A
E1 129 · LP 102
48Marcus Gift
no spd,ran on,improvd
Lane Luzzi777744½11.6079A
E1 129 · LP 97
56Executive Power
trk2w,kick on too late
Floyd Wethey Jr.444555½7.1079A
E1 129 · LP 94
65Classic Moment
brief duel,drop1/4,wkn
Rene Diaz222368¾5.9099A
E1 129 · LP 86
77Balsa
rough st, kept trying
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez555679½2.5085A
E1 129 · LP 85

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

1234567start3/163/8stretchfinish2Stayed in for Half9Bad Beat Brian8Marcus Gift6Executive Power5Classic Moment7Balsa4High Front

Fractional times

Call 120.93
Call 244.19
Final56.47

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$7.60—
place ($2)4$4.20—
show ($2)4$3—
daily double ($1)3-4$32.80$785
place ($2)2$5.40—
show ($2)2$3.80—
exacta ($1)4-2$15.30$3,787
show ($2)9$3.40—
trifecta ($0.50)4-2-9$25.05$4,731
superfecta ($0.10)4-2-9-8$45.23$2,089
Pick 3 ($3)3$39.90$102
Pick 3 ($1)6-3-4$106.90$1,135
Pick 4 ($0.50)6-6-3-4$44.35$1,478
Pick 5 ($0.50)4-6-6-3-4$60.60$2,400
super high five ($0.20)4-2-9-8-6$123.10$1,269

Chart notes

HIGH FRONT broke on top, dueled briefly with HIGH FRONT, went a couple of lengths clear late on the turn, and maintained that margin to the finish. STAYED IN FOR HALF pressed the pace inside, finished willingly, but could not close in on the eventual winner. BAD BEAT BRIAN outrun early, saved ground through the turn, then finished up well under steady handling but not quite doing enough in the late stages. MARCUS GIFT was void of early speed, ran on through the stretch and improved, never a serious threat. EXECUTIVE POWER raced two-wide in the tracking pair, came out three-wide for the stretch run, but kicked on too late. CLASSIC MOMENT briefly dueled with HIGH FRONT, then dropped back and weakened in the stretch. BALSA got bounced around at the start but was under a ride and chased the pace four-wide, was outkicked in the stretch, but kept trying. This race had a timing discrepancy or malfunction and was re-timed using video technology to arrive at the most accurate time.